Dish mop



Jan. 16, 1940. w. TAMMINGA DISH MOP iled March 16, 1937 V IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

20 part is preferably Patented Jan. 16, 1940 v PATENT OFFICE William Tamminga,

DISH MOP New York, N. Y., assixnor to Sidney Rosenburg, New York, N. Y. Application March 16, 1937, Serial No. 131,136

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in selfsoaping dishmops, and more particularly to a device of the character described in which the head of'the mop is formed in two parts consti- 5 tuting a soap and water chamber, one part of which is provided with the mop strands which are automatically fed with soap and water from the chamber.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Fig.

1 shows a suitable form of mop, part broken away, illustrating an embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view partly in section,

and Fig. 3 is a view looking down upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

4 indicates the handle of the mop which may be of wood, and 5 indicates a somewhat hemispherical part of the mop head having an open neck 6 which may be pinched upon the stick 4 as indicated at l. The larger open end of the formed with a screw thread 8 to engage a similar threaded portion 9 of the connecting part l0.

l he part l0 may be pressed inwardly at the center as'indicated at H, and a wire or strap I2 25 may be passed through the loops or strands of fibrous material or cord H! for holding the same within the cavity I4 thus formed, the free ends of the wire meeting over the inwardly pressed portion as indicated at l5, thus providing secure :0 means for holding the strands of the mop.

The outer part of the mop chamber may be perforated as indicated at l6 and the inner portion as indicated at IT, said parts forming a chamber for the soap, the elevated wire portion 35 I2 therein serving to support the soap clear of the channel IE but allowing the water passing through the openings I6, I! to come in contact therewith.

It has been found that the arrangement described prevents undue softening and wasting of the soap, while at the same time providing ample soapy water for the mop, and it prevents the holes from becoming clogged with soap, while 8 providing convenient means for replenishing the same.

Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from 0 the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a mop of the character described, a handle, an open ended chamber secured adjacent one end thereof, a second chamber intercommuni- 15 catingly and removably secured to said first mentioned chamber, said second mentioned chamber having an inwardly depressed portion, means for holding parts of strands within said portion, said chambers being large enough to receive and 20 hold a cake of soap, and perforations through the walls of said chambers, including a plurality of spaced perforations in the bottom of said second mentioned chamber and within and beyond the area of said depressed portion.

2. A mop of the chamber described having a handle, an open ended chamber secured adjacent one end thereof, another chamber intercommunicatingly and removably secured to said first mentioned chamber, one of said chambers having an inwardly depressed portion, means for holding strands directly within said portion, said chambers being large enough to receive and hold a piece of soap, perforations through the walls of said chambers, including perforations in the bottom of said depressed chamber.

WILLIAM TAMIMDIGA. 

